The Waveform/Histogram/Vectorscope monitors now stack vertically in the Video window when using Split or 2 Up preview mode.

Various bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Prepare 2018.2

Added XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 200 Mbps (Sony) transcoding presets. Please note that these new presets require 16 GB or more RAM. If you're using a dedicated GPU, the presets also require 4 GB or more GPU memory.

Added an SDR knee switch in Application Settings. When the switch is selected, you can use the Point, Slope, and Level controls to apply a knee curve that can help preserve midrange colors and highlights when exporting HDR content to an SDR format or displaying on an SDR display.

Added support for multiple external monitors: if you have a Blackmagic Design device that supports multiple displays (or have multiple Blackmagic Design devices), you can enable two external monitors, allowing you to monitor SDR and HDR output simultaneously.

You can set the display resolution for each display independently.

The first external monitor will use the External monitor color space setting, and the second external monitor will use the Preview color space setting.

The waveform and histogram monitors now display full-range (-7.3% to 109.1%) rather than clipping at 0% and 100%. Areas outside 0-100% are shaded in the histogram monitor. Full-range color is also supported for external-monitor preview and rendering with HDR to Rec.709/Rec.2020.

Added a Create segmented body partitions check box in the Copy pane to enable copying XAVC Intra and XAVC Long files with segmented body partitions.NOTE: Files created with segmented body partitions may not be recognized properly by some Sony camcorders, decks, or servers.

Improved playback performance for XAVC Long 422 clips with resolution of QFHD or higher and frame rates of 50p or higher when you set the playback settings to Speed/Real Time. In this mode, frames will be skipped if needed to preserve the frame rate.

XAVC clips rendered using the MainConcept encoder now correctly preserve HLG and PQ metadata in the video stream.

Added support for displaying Cinematone 1 or Cinematone 2 in the Capture gamma equation metadata field.

Settings for Audio channels controls in the Export pane are now saved in transcode presets.

Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Production Suite 2018.1

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Edit 2018.1

Various bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Prepare 2018.1

Added a Create Sony Professional Disc partitions check box in the Export pane to enable rendering XAVC Intra, XAVC Long, and XDCAM files with multiple body partitions.NOTE: Files created with multiple body partitions may not be recognized properly by some Sony camcorders, decks, or servers.

The Transcode Tools menu in the Export pane now allows you to load, save, and delete transcoding presets.

Added support for mapping audio channels during transcoding.

Added support for adding a watermark image during transcoding.

Changed the Allow timecode in letterbox/pillarbox area check box to Allow burn in within letterbox/pillarbox area to allow the timecode and clip name to be burned into the letterbox/pillarbox area of transcoded files. When the check box is cleared, burned-in timecode and clip names will be limited to the source frame area.

Saved transcoding settings are now applied when transcoding clips, EDLs, and storyboards or repairing flashbands.

The Save settings switch in Transcode Tools is now on by default.

Added support for expanding and collapsing the Favorite Folders, Devices, Recent, Bins, and Storyboards headings in Organize mode and in file-browse dialogs.

Improved the accuracy of the remaining time estimate when copying clips.

Improved clip numbering when using the Rename files check box in the Copy and Export panes: the clip number is now reset when you choose a different output destination or choose a different setting from the Numbering drop-down list.

Improved performance when playing back some AVC clips (macOS only).

Combined the Username/Email and Domain login methods when uploading to Sony Ci.

Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Production Suite 2017.3

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Edit 2017.3

Added support for sharing clips via YouTube.

Added support for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).

Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Prepare 2017.3

Added support for transcoding to Rec.2020/HLG XAVC S format.

Added an adjustable Gain slider when the SDR gain switch in Application Settings is selected.

Added Rec.2020/HLG (bypass OOTF) and Rec.2020/PQ (bypass OOTF) display and output color spaces for a consistent look when grading using the S-Log3(HDR) EOTF on the Sony BVM-X300 monitor.

Added a Transcode Tools menu in the Export pane to allow you to save a set of default transcoding settings.

Added support for reading clips from the AXS-AR1 Thunderbolt card reader (macOS only).

Added support for adjusting the Exposure index value for clips with an ISO value of 10,000 or greater.

Added an Allow timecode in letterbox/pillarbox area check box to allow timecode to be placed in the letterbox/pillarbox area of transcoded files when the Burn in timecode check box is selected. When the check box is cleared, burned-in timecode will be limited to the source frame area.

Added support for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).

Improved performance when displaying thumbnail images from Professional Disc volumes.

When transcoding files, a prompt is now displayed to allow you to choose whether to keep or overwrite files when exporting to a file name that already exists. If you choose to keep the existing files, a number is appended to the name of the exported file.

In Adjust Color mode, the Inspector now displays a notification when the source color space does not match the selected media.

Improved the layout of the application window when using the color wheels and scopes in Adjust Color mode.

Improved support for reading ISO sensitivity metadata from some Sony cameras.

Improved the login method for logging in to Sony Ci via the Share pane: you can now choose to log in with a username and email or a contributor code.

After uploading clips to YouTube, the Activity Pane at the top of the Catalyst Prepare window now displays links to the published clips.

Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Production Suite 2017.2.1

Notable fixes/changes in version 2017.2.1

Fixed a bug that prevented interlaced clips from displaying correctly when played on an external video monitor via SDI.

Fixed a bug that could cause a delay when previewing clips on an external video monitor via SDI.

Catalyst Production Suite 2017.2

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Edit 2017.2

Added high-quality deinterlacing and upscaling to convert SD and HD sources to modern progressive HD and UHD assets. High-quality deinterlacing and upscaling are available when you select a video processing device other than your CPU in the application settings dialog.

High-quality deinterlacing is applied to interlaced source media when playback is paused and during transcoding.

High-quality upscaling is applied during playback when the timeline resolution is set to an HD or UHD resolution and during transcoding when you choose an HD or UHD render preset.

Added support for multi-input OpenFX video effects.

When you're editing video effects, a control point is displayed in the video preview when you select a position parameter in the Inspector. You can adjust the parameter's position by dragging the control point in the video preview or the Inspector.

Added an Overlay toggle control to the Inspector to allow you to show or hide a plug-in's interactive overlay controls in the video preview (when available).

Improved playback performance for XDCAM and XAVC clips when using a system without a dedicated OpenCL GPU.

Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Prepare 2017.2

Improved playback performance for XDCAM and XAVC clips when using a system without a dedicated OpenCL GPU.

General performance improvement when reading clips.

Improved video quality when transcoding XAVC Intra HDR HD/2K clips.

Added support for reading and transcoding Rec.709/HLG clips in both Rec.709 and Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR) grading color spaces.

Added an SDR gain switch in Application Settings to convert between standard- and high-dynamic-range content. When the switch is enabled, a linear gain of +6 dB (2.0x) is applied when reading SDR content, and a linear gain of -6 dB (0.5x) is applied when exporting to an SDR format or displaying on an SDR display.

Added support for transcoding Rec.709 and Rec.2020 SDR content to Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR).

Added a Waveform Settings menu to allow you to change the scale of the waveform monitor to use nits instead of percent when grading HDR clips.

Added high-quality deinterlacing and upscaling to convert SD and HD sources to modern progressive HD and UHD assets. High-quality deinterlacing and upscaling are available when you select a video processing device other than your CPU in the application settings dialog.

High-quality deinterlacing is applied to interlaced source media when playback is paused, during transcoding, and during playback when the Playback Settings Speed/Quality setting is set to Quality.

High-quality upscaling is applied during transcoding when you choose an HD or UHD render preset. Fixed a bug that could cause a delay before the Export button could be clicked when browsing folders with large numbers of clips.

Added support for uploading multiple selected files to YouTube.

Added a Folder setting to the Add Remote Server dialog to allow you to set the initial folder when connecting to a device via FTP.

Added support for uploading to Ci using a contributor code in the Username/Email box.

When exporting storyboards, the Include and Output color space drop-down settings are now available when using the Render storyboard as single file setting.

The Loop Playback setting and Speed/Quality and Real Time/All Frames settings in the Playback Settings menu are now preserved when you close and restart the application.

Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Production Suite 2017.1

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Prepare 2017.1

Added support for grading in the Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR) color space

Added support for reading OpenEXR image sequences and transcoding OpenEXR image sequences to other video formats.

Added support for sharing clips via YouTube.

Added support for connecting to FTP devices by fully qualified domain name.

Added support for reading fragmented MP4 files created by the Sony PWS-100TD1.